Garfield leans heavily Republican by roughly 44 points: about 28% of voters vote Democratic and 72% Republican.
About 78% of adults in Garfield typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Garfield, ~22% vote Democratic, ~56% Republican, and ~22% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Garfield compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Garfield leans more Republican than 96 of 172 neighbors.
Garfield runs about 42 points more Republican than Pennsylvania as a whole.
Why Garfield leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Garfield, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Areas with many family households vote Republican. About 81% of households in Garfield are family households, about 14 points above the U.S. average of 67%.
Renting and voter turnout
Places with homeowner-heavy households tend to turn out at a higher rate; Garfield, PA sits in the bottom quarter nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Garfield looks the way it does
Homeowners vote more often than renters. About 90% of households in Garfield own their home, about 11 points above the Pennsylvania average of 79%. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Bernville, PA R+42
- Shartlesville, PA R+50
- Strausstown, PA R+54
- Rehrersburg, PA R+46
- Mohrsville, PA R+43
- Centerport, PA R+44
- Summit Station, PA R+50
- Womelsdorf, PA R+33
- Bethel, PA R+55
- Stouchsburg, PA R+49
Cities with Similar Populations
- Grover, SC R+15
- Rosedale, NJ D+28
- Arden, DE D+31
- Montezuma, OH R+64
- Stony Lake, MI R+27
- Lincoln Park, GA D+28
- Middletown, IL R+54
- Bobo, OH R+62
- Speedwell, VA R+62
- Maddock, ND R+40
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.